One of my all time favorite novel by Priest, such a masterpiece but so underrated!!! Also, was super excited about the live action drama, Tan Jianci is perfect as Guyun😭 Just hope that all danmei/dangai dramas gets to air one day
Yelling about this again since it's a big pet peeve of mine but please be aware!!! that "kill the wolf" is not!! a valid translation of Sha Po Lang!! it's not even a "literal translation" it's just MTL gibberish trying to make sense of a term with no English translation
pasting the explanation I gave on twt below the cut-
杀破狼/sha po lang corresponds to three different stars 七杀/qi sha ('seven killings'), 破军/po jun ('vanquisher of armies'), and 贪狼/tan lang ('greedy wolf'), which are significant in a system of Chinese astrology called 紫微斗数/zi wei dou shu
when these three stars appear in certain positions in a natal star chart, they compose the 'sha po lang' star formation, which foretells change and revolution, a turbulent fate which could lead to one making a name for oneself in chaotic times, or ending up destitute
famous generals are often born under this star formation as well - as you can see, there are a lot of ties with the themes of the novel itself
but, however, it doesn't really have a proper english translation, hence why i'm in favor of the 'stars of chaos' version of the title
if you want to look at the actual stars (look closer at the vol 1 cover for a little easter egg!)
I was just cleaning up my folder and notices a few Palette I’ve never posted !
Thank you Priest for making this whole Angst over angst of angst !
Sickly characters in a couple ? both are sickly but both are OP. Good for them !
🗡 4.1K, explicit, canon compliant (takes place across first 2 eng volumes)
🩸 chang geng dreams too much, longs for too much.
Gu Yun rested a hand on Chang Geng’s chest and leaned forward, a sheath of hair cascading over his shoulder. “My dear son. Is this how you repay my care, as little as it may have been?”
“Yifu,” Chang Geng managed finally, stupidly. “Don’t– don’t.” A rush of hatred rose inside him, coming from somewhere inside him and yet not belonging to him. “Stop talking.”
“Sure.” Too much of his skin was bare; if this were to occur – somehow – in real life, his hands would probably still be cold. But why would Chang Geng care about that when he wanted Gu Yun dead, forever cold under his hands? “Then,” Gu Yun continued, his hand sliding closer, up to trace the line of Chang Geng’s collarbone, slowly settling at the base of his throat. “You have to be quiet too.”
on ao3 here
+ this great comment excerpt that perfectly encapsulates my spl reading experience so far and the inspiration for this
I love Gu Yun and Shen Yi's friendship because it's himbo squared. Two types of himbos for the price of one. I could read endless stories of their antics and bromance and be happy.
Girl help a bunch of brand-new-looking accounts have suddenly started following me
They don't seem like bots, and I don't mind that they're here, but how are these people even finding me?? I do almost nothing on this account but reblog and liveblog. How am I ending up in front of them??
Please follow the blogs that I actually put effort into rather than the chaos pit